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gun⋅lock

[guhn-lok]
–noun
the mechanism of a firearm by which the charge is exploded.

Origin:
1645–55; gun 1 + lock 1
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gun·lock   (gŭn'lŏk')   
n.  A device for igniting the charge of a firearm.
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